Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-12-15
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.


! AT the catcus OF Democratic Congressman IN
Washington Saturday night the Sd inst, Mr.
Carlisle was renominated for speaker, Gen.
eral Clark for Clerk. and John X. Leedom for
Sergeant az arms, There was a contest over
the nomination Of Doorkeeper, in which Breck-
inridge of Arkansas and Blount OF Georgia
came to blows Donelson OF Tennessee.
the pre1ent incumbent. and A. b.
Hurt OF Mississippi wero the can
didates Breckinridgs opened the fight In
caucus by vigorous attack upon Donelson Q
personal and official record, and was replied to
by Blount and others. In the course OF Breck-
tnridges reply he expressed surprise that any
gentleman should continue to support Donel-
son, knowing his record. Blount, Who was stand.
ing near planted q square blow upon the nose
OF the little Arkansas member. and brought the
elS1d SS% ,brseSinridse promptly resented this by
combatants strove TO continue the fight,
but only succeeded in battering pretty bad v
h.;w MT. Eusk, & OF Maryland, who had had stepped
had hS sna aS
finally chosen. Mr.. Miiburn, tho blind preach
err, was renominated for Chaplain. The Re-
publican Congressional caucus nominated Mr..
Reed, Of Maine, as their candidate for the
speakership The other nominations for House
officers were Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsyl-
vania, for Clerk; Daniel Shepard, Of Illinois,
for Sergeant alarms w. f. Fitch, of Ohio for
Doorkoeper; and Gray, Of Dakota. for Post
master Mr.. Cannon, OF Illinois, was reelected
Chairman Of the caucus for the present Con-
gress
1HE Fiftieth Congress ssembled on Monday,
Dec. 8, and such formalities were observed as
are usual at the opening Of a session. In the
Senate Mr.. Ingalls, occupied the chair. Con-
trary to expectation, no objection was made to
the admission Of Mr. Turpie. but Mr.. Faulkner
OF Wost Virginia, 1t was determined, could not
take his seat until certain questions which
might affect the validity of his election were
settled. The Democratic caucus nominees for
officers of the House were all chosen. When
fore the House John G.. Carlisle was put in
nomination by Mr.. Cox, Of New York, and
Thomas B. K ed by Mr.. Cannon, Of Illinois.
OF votes cast, 313. For Carlisle, 1853 for
Reed, 1i8; for Brumm, Of Pennsylvania,
Iowa, voted for Carlisle; Nichols, OF North
Carolina, and Smith. Of Wisconsin. for Brumm.
tsoS. nS & sss auiy aieeted speaker. and that gen.
tleman was escorted to the Speakers desk by
Messrs., Cox and Reed, amid loud applause.
The oath of Office having been administered by
Mr.. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania, the Speaker
raped the House to order and Mr.. Carlisle
made speech OF thanks, in which he said /:
1T must be evident to every one who has taken
even a partial survey OF public affairs that the
enue laws and a reduction Of taxation are eb-
solutely necessary in order to prevent large
and dangerous accumulation OF money in the
Treasury. Whether this ought or ought
not to have been done heretofore is a question
which it would be useless now to discuss. 1t is
sufficient for us to know that the financial con-
dition Of the Government and the private
business Of the people alike demand the
prompt consideration of these subjects and the
speedy enactment Of some substantial measure
OF relief. Unfortunately, we are menaced by
a policy OF non-action must inevitably re-
suit sooner or later, In serious injury to
the fact that hasty and inoonsiderate
legislation on subjects more or less af-
fectng large financial and industrial interests
might produce, temporarily ut least dis
sa tIrRanses @ end NIB nYhe9As
up undor our present system Of taxation ought
not to be rudely disturbed by sudden and rad
ical changes In the policy to which they have
adjusted themselves; but the JUST demanas SO, ot
ments OF the financial situation cannot be en-
tirely ignored without seriously imperiltng
much greater and more widely extended inter-
ests thnn any that could POSSIBLY be iniuriously
ace tod by n moderate and reasonable reduc-
IT,, ~ Toe.
NOTHING was done in either the Senate or
House Of Representatives on the 9th inst. be-
yond receiving and reading the Presidents
message. The President sent the following
nominations TO the Senate Luc us O. G.. Lamar,
of Mississippi, to be Associate Justice OF the Su-
preme Court of the United States; William +.
Villas, OF Wisconsin, to be Secretary OF the Inte-
rior Don NJ Dickinson, OF Michigan. to be Post
master General. Charles S. Fairchild, OF New
York to be Secretary Of the Treasury George
j. hives, OF new YORK, 70 DC AhblstnnI Secre-
tary OF State; Isaac II. Maynard, OF New York,
to be Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury; (;
Sigourney Butler OF Massachusetts, 20 be Sec
ond Comptroller of the Treasury; James w.
Hyatt, of Connecticut, to be Treasurer OF tho
United States.
In the House Of Representatives, on the sth
inst, the Speaker announced the Committee
ON Mileage, as follows: Rogers (Ark.), Belden
On. W Howard CInd.), Burnett (Mass), and
FELTON, Call Various resolutions to amend
the rules were introduced and referred to the
Committee on Rules when it shall be appoint
ed. The House then adjourned until Monday,
the lrese ntGtion OF few department COM
municntions the Senate, on motion OF Mr.. Far
we'll nd diouned till the 18th